Duties: Previously Cook served as a Detention Officer for Guilford County, N.C. Cook also served in the Air Force and as a reserve law enforcement officer with Palm Beach Gardens Police Department. He also has served as Security Director for St. Andrews Country Club in Boca Raton and The Loxahatchee Club in Jupiter, Fla.

VICKY MODY

New job title: Assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences

Company: South University School of Pharmacy

Duties: Mody will teach pharmaceutical sciences classes. These will cover infectious disease, cardiovascular disease and endocrine disorders. He will also aid in the facilitation of the pharmacy skills lab specifically with Thin Layer Chromatography.

Related work experience: Previously Mody was an assistant professor at Appalachian College of Pharmacy.

Education: Mody earned a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Houston and a Master of Science in chemistry from the University of Mumbai.

JOAN HILLMAN

New job title: Reverse mortgage specialist

Company: Franklin Funding Reverse Mortgages

Duties: Hillman will focus on educating her clients and their advisors so they can make an informed decision.

Related work experience: Hillman has more than 10 years experience in the reverse mortgage industry.

Education: Hillman earned a bachelor’s and master’s in business administration from the University of South Carolina.

HONORS/AWARDS

Lawyer honored

Charles H. Raley, Jr. of Raley & Raley, P.C. has been named one of the Best Lawyers in America — Maritime Law. Raley has represented injured longshoremen, tug crew, dredge crew and other mariners since 1986.

Richmond Hill woman honored

Pamela B. Patterson has received the National Guard Family Readiness and Support Award for her support for the Georgia Family Readiness Foundation. Patterson is married to Chief Master Sgt. Roy Patterson of the 165th Airlift Wing.

Armstrong honors faculty and staff

Armstrong Atlantic State University has announced the 2013 faculty and staff Leadership Awards. The annual awards recognize the work and dedication of faculty and staff to students and the university. Those honored were:

• Ray Tyler-Hashemi, Alumni Award for Distinguished Faculty Service to the Academic Discipline;

• Cherie McCann, Award for Distinguished Faculty Service to the Community;

• Anne Thompson, Award for Distinguished Faculty Service to the University;

• Laura Seifert, Award for Distinguished Service by a Part-Time Faculty Member;

• Nashia Whittenburg, Student Government Association Professional Staff Service Award;

• Corine Ackerson-Jones, Volunteer Service to the Community Award;

• Annette Ramos, Spirit of Armstrong Award;

• Betsy Ray, Staff Member of the Year;

Drivers of the Month

NLaws Produce has named Mike Winters and Darnell Blackshear as the March Drivers of the Month. Winters has been driving with NLaws since February 2007 and Blackshear has been with them since June 2011.

Memorial Health Foundation names board members

The Memorial Health Foundation Board of Trustees confirmed three new members at its February meeting. The Memorial Health Foundation is a nonprofit organization authorized to receive financial gifts for Memorial University Medical Center and its affiliates. The new members are:

• Kathie Harlander

• Linda Moore

• Rick Muller

Scholarship recipients named

In March 2011 the Davenport House Endowment Directors initiated a scholarship for an outstanding high school student who demonstrates qualities that put the museum and its community in the best light. This year for the first time, two students will be recognized: